PT-2017-2541 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2017-07-14 · CVE-2017-8617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow due to an error in handling objects in memory, which can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Edge versions prior to the fixed version, update to the latest version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive data and minimizing the use of administrative user rights until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01752

CVE-2017-8617

Affected Products

Edge

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8617 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01752 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8617 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8617 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99422 · Note